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Spain offers you a mixture of international cities, and technology hubs. There will never be another "Silicon Valley", but as an alternative where you can find
by niccolop 8y ago
Spain offers you a mixture of international cities, and technology hubs. There will never be another "Silicon Valley", but as an alternative where you can find stimulating and rewarding work, I'd argue it's better than Portugal.
- nik736 8y ago> I'd argue it's better than Portugal. Why is it better?
- jayalpha 8y agoI prefer Portuguese people since I speak Portuguese and Portuguese are much more welcoming and friendly. This could change with overtourism which also makes Lisbon comparably expensive. Spain is more diverse and still has cheap big cities. Cheaper than Lisbon.
- mixmastamyk 8y agoHas the smoking situation improved any? Remember a lot of it indoors in Iberia.
- fredoliveira 8y agoSmoking indoors is highly regulated now (thankfully).
- mixmastamyk 8y agoThe next question to that is do people comply with them? From your tone, I'm guessing yes.
- baby 8y agoNone is is better. Both are great.
- niccolop 8y agoFor work we find the technology community more diverse and deeper. Also for internationals choosing to move to somewhere attractive Spain offers a great balance of lifestyle and work. I would argue Lisbon is sort of the exception in Portugal; and even then it is a bit limited with no real domestic scene more people seeking low cost or nearshoring.
- fauigerzigerk 8y agoWe were considering moving the company to Spain after Brexit but the reputation of the Spanish tax office as extremely bureaucratic and unfair is a huge deterrent. Purportedly they can fine you tens of thousands of euros for tiny honest mistakes even if you don't owe one cent of tax (Modelo 720).
- niccolop 8y agoSo far so good for us, but that's why we pay our accountant! We'll see what happens end of next year. If you have questions drop me a line.
- eclat 8y agoGood luck getting by on English alone though.
- niccolop 8y agoI think it depends what city you are in, we have not found any problems in Southern Spain, but I cannot speak for elsewhere.